Suspect arrested in alleged attempted rape

KINSTON — A woman escaped to the West Vernon Hardee’s Tuesday after she said a man attempted to rape her.

By Wes Wolfe, Kinston Free Press

KINSTON — A woman escaped to the West Vernon Hardee’s Tuesday after she said a man attempted to rape her.

According to an incident report from the Kinston Department of Public Safety, a woman was at a residence on the 300 block of West Lenoir Avenue around 3 p.m. when she said a man produced a knife and demanded she have sex with him.

“She fled the house and ran to Hardee’s and called the police,” KDPS Detective J.L. Poole said. “We got called out to further investigate, and upon that we were able to identify a suspect and make an arrest.”

Wednesday, officers arrested Daniel Joyner, 40, and charged him with attempted first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping and assault on a female. He was jailed with bail set at $165,000.

Joyner has a history of sex crime convictions; he was convicted of attempted second-degree rape on July 26, 2004 and assault on a female on Sept. 28, 1998 and Jan. 4, 1995.

Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and Wes.Wolfe@Kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.

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